cavalheiro

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish caballero, from Late Latin caballārius. Doublet of cavaleiro.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.vaˈʎe(j).ɾu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.vaˈʎe(j).ɾo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.vɐˈʎɐj.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.bɐˈʎej.ɾu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.vɐˈʎej.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.vɐˈʎe.ɾu/

Hyphenation: ca‧va‧lhei‧ro

Noun

cavalheiro m (plural cavalheiros)

References

^ “cavalheiro” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
^ “cavalheiro” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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